Once upon a time…

April 24, 2023

Once upon a time there was a fair-haired young lass who yearned to explore the mysteries of family history and whose adventures took her to times of yore and whereabouts distant. “Dead or alive, interesting people are interesting people.” ― Noel Riley Fitch Let me clarify there is no doubt as to the G.O.’s parentage … More Once upon a time…

Travel to unravel

March 24, 2023

Let’s forget about the first half of March… where the hyper lead up to the short road trip we had planned so I could attend my 40 year school reunion had me forgetting what I do is not who I am. What do I do? On March 8, I posted the following on Instagram… “I … More Travel to unravel

K.I.S.

January 11, 2023

K.I.S.S.: One of the best-known acronyms. I prefer its unembellished form sans the second S, i.e. Keep. It. Simple. It was with this mindset we returned home from our road trip and set about the closing days of 2022 and vision for the new year. Our K.I.S. framework was distilled from 2022 conversational post-mortems with … More K.I.S.

“No” vember

November 12, 2022

It’s my birthday month, so when my Facebook feed delivered up the meme “No” vember: A time to practice saying “no” to people, places and things that drain your energy – and yes! to the things that fill you up. – Erica Layne, Life on Purpose Movement, I thought I GOT this… Much-maligned Facebook has … More “No” vember

A garden ramble…

September 18, 2022

Early last week we returned home from our holiday at Evans Head to find over our 7 days absence not only had a snake found its way into the kitchen, and a neighbour’s chook moved into our yard, that spring had sprung in the garden. After catching up on errands, domestic duties, unpacking and repacking … More A garden ramble…

No news…

September 2, 2022

Is no news. Nothing out of the ordinary. Not good. Not bad. Which all things considered in the world at this time makes us fortunate indeed. Therefore, somewhat surprising [even to me] that a blog post [late yet again for my self-imposed monthly deadline] materialised: In the words of Flannery O’Connor… I write because I … More No news…

enough

July 1, 2022

A busy month… or so [evidenced by letting my self-imposed June blog post deadline slide] and at times harried headspace has had me contemplating how much is enough… amidst short winter days, abetted by commonplace accoutrements of day-to-day life, revolving household routines, diary full of reminders and moveable post-its, and to do list that functions … More enough

Sweet nostaglia

May 19, 2022

Autumn, not only my favourite season but one where nostalgia for the good ol’ days kicks up a notch as well as fallen leaves. Beyond the blessed rearview mirror perspective of festive season bullshit bustle, and with its tendency to confer gentle weather [although less than optimally wrought in 2022], mid-autumn notably also heralds the … More Sweet nostaglia